October 12, 2009, 7:52PM

The Windsor Star's Bob Duff reports that the Canadian Hockey League's premier event for players entering their draft year, the "Top Prospects Game," will be hosted by the Windsor Spitfires this season: October 12, Windsor Star: The up-and-coming stars of the Canadian Hockey League will all illuminate the WFCU Centre ice surface. The CHL and the Spitfires have scheduled a... Full story »

June 24, 2009, 6:24AM

Former Red Wing Bob Probert will take part in a CBC series involving figure skating with female partners--kind of like Dancing with the Stars on ice--and Probert spoke somewhat enthusiastically about the endeavor with the Free Press's Steve Schrader: June 24, Detroit Free Press: "It sounded like a lot of fun," Probert said Tuesday. "It's also for charity." Their partners... Full story »

June 18, 2009, 8:00AM

Living near an international border has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. An arbitrary line drawn over a hundred years ago means that it takes a passport to visit the city across the river from Joe Louis Arena, and that line is part of the reason that you can buy a Toronto Maple Leafs program in Mac's... Full story »

June 17, 2009, 4:22PM

Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood spoke to WJR's Mitch Albom on Monday afternoon, speaking at length about the Red Wings' Stanley Cup run and his desire to avoid a repeat of the 08-09 regular season in a 15-minute interview: Full story »

June 14, 2009, 7:13AM

The Detroit Free Press's George Sipple reports that the Stanley Cup took a while to exit Joe Louis Arena after the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings, and one of last year's winners bid it adieu: June 14, Detroit Free Press: After taking pictures with his family Friday, [Bill] Guerin grabbed the Cup and told teammates within earshot it... Full story »

June 11, 2009, 5:43PM

The Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins gave press conferences and spoke to the media on Thursday. The Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and NHL's website posted samplings of the coaches' and players' comments. The Penguins' website posted a 6:40 clip of Sidney Crosby's post-practice media scrum... Full story »

June 05, 2009, 9:50AM

Sportsnet's Mike Toth tells the tale of former Drumheller Falcons (Drumheller's 68 miles east of Calgary) coach Don Phelps, who coached Red Wings assistant GM Jim Nill and a gent named Merlin Malinowski in the mid 70's. Toth says that both players stayed with Phelps during the 1974-75 season, and both had pro hockey potential, but only one panned out:... Full story »

June 01, 2009, 1:16AM

From Crazieman76: possibly the best Don Cherry introduction ever, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard, Detroit Police, Joe Louis Arena, Red Wings fans, and Karen Newman, and narrated by Budd Lynch: Full story »

May 26, 2009, 8:25PM

This morning, the Free Press's Helene St. James and ESPN's Pierre LeBrun discussed the literal and figurative impacts of Red Wings defencemen Brad Stuart and Niklas Kronwall, and NHL.com adds a pair of articles to the equation. Brian Compton talked about Brad Stuart by asking his defensive partner to describe #23's worth to the team: May 26, NHL.com: "Stewie's been... Full story »

May 23, 2009, 9:44PM

As soon as the video is available on YouTube, I'll post it, but Don Cherry decided to go against the grain by suggesting that Niklas Kronwall's hit on Chicago Blackhawks forward Martin Havlat deserved a five-minute major because Havlat did not touch the puck. Cherry went on to suggest that the Wings will prevail against Chicago because they're on "cruise... Full story »

May 15, 2009, 1:34AM

The CBC played a slick little montage of big hits, saves, and goals leading up to its Coach's Corner segment on Hockey Night in Canada Thursday, and Don Cherry spent the vast majority of his time (which starts at 3:20) both noting that the Anaheim Ducks had Scott Niedermayer shadow Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk all over the offensive zone... Full story »

May 14, 2009, 8:18AM

IIHF.com's Andrew Podnieks takes note of the fact that the Detroit Red Wings seem to buck a trend in employing a high number of European players: May 14, IIHF.com: Despite the fact that there was a slight increase in the number of European players in the NHL this past season, the percentage dropped for the seventh straight year. Some 243... Full story »

May 14, 2009, 3:27AM

Don Cherry actually praised Red Wings defenceman Brian Rafalski (at the 2:50 mark) for keeping his head up when he carries the puck up the ice, while Ron MacLean snickered at the end-of-game scrum (4:45, and the cut's for people reading this via low-bandwidth connections): Full story »

May 10, 2009, 2:32AM

In between Ron MacLean's interviewed prospective Coyotes buyer Jim Balsille, and his fawning over Balsillie during the Satellite Hotstove, Don Cherry actually gave Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood praise for having the gumption to direct his defenders, pointing to an instance where Brett Lebda misjudged a play against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday (check the 6:15 mark of the attached... Full story »

May 03, 2009, 10:53AM

At this time of year, some stories slide under the radar, my internet-searching monkeys, and my sock puppet associate, Dr. Bubba (the famous Russian scientist). Luckily, Paul Kukla spotted this ditty from the Oakland Press's Pat Caputo. Caputo argues that the splintered reaction to Mike Brown's hit on Detroit Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler may very well illustrate a lingering... Full story »

May 02, 2009, 10:18PM

The Youtube video should post within a few hours, and will be posted here, but in the interim... Don Cherry waited until the five-minute mark of "Coach's Corner" on Hockey Night in Canada to discuss Anaheim Ducks forward Mike Brown's hit on Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler. Cherry stated that he would be angry if such a hit happened to... Full story »

May 02, 2009, 11:28AM

Several scribes have referenced a conference call which Don Cherry, Pierre McGuire, Mike Milbury, and Mike Emrick took part in as it applies to the Red Wings-Anaheim Ducks series, so I headed over to the NHL's media website and dug up the Wings-pertinent comments. The conference call started with an informal Q and A between NHL.com's Schuyler Baehman and the... Full story »